Marcus Wright (After kissing a cancer striken scientist, prior to his execution)
So that's what death tastes like.
Tied for most-quoted character in Terminator Salvation (2009): in 14 of its 26 quotes
Most scenes with: John Connor (4), Kyle Reese (2)
What is it that makes us human? It's not something you can program. You can't put it into a chip. It's the strength of the human heart. The difference between us and machines.
More lines from Marcus Wright
4 quotes Marcus Wright Marcus Wright (To Kyle Reese)
You point that gun at someone you better be ready to pull the trigger.
Marcus Wright (To John Connor)
I'm the only hope you have.
Marcus Wright (On becoming a machine)
I need to find who did this to me. And so did you.
Scenes with Marcus Wright
9 scenes
Serena Kogen You're doing something very noble, Marcus.
Marcus Wright No, I'm guilty. Just cut me up until there's nothing left.
Marcus Wright What day is it? What year?
2018.
Marcus Wright What happened here?
Judgement Day happened.
Marcus Wright (looks at Kyle eating)
What is that?
Two day old coyote. Better than three day old coyote.
Marcus Wright My name, is Marcus Wright.
You think you're human?
Marcus Wright I am human. (looks down, and sees his metal endoskeleton) NO!
What are you?
Marcus Wright I don't know.
Marcus Wright (thinking)
What is it that makes us human? It's not something you can program. You can't put it into a chip. It's the strength of the human heart. The difference between us and machines.
(pause and than continues thinking)
There is a storm on the horizon. A time of hardship and pain. This battle has been won, but the war against the machines races on. Skynet's global network remains strong, but we will not quit, until all of it is destroyed. This is John Connor. There is no fate, but what we make.
Marcus Wright Let me down.
If I let you down, you'll kill everyone in this room.
Marcus Wright No. Just you, Connor. Because I don't give a shit about you.
Skynet
Welcome home, Marcus. We knew you'd be back. After all, it was programmed in you. Oh, and you executed that programming beautifully!
Marcus Wright What am I?
Skynet
You are an infiltration prototype. The only one of your kind. We resurrected you. Advanced Cyberdyne's work. Amended it.
Marcus Wright (referring to Serena Kogen's image)
You're dead.
Skynet
Calculations confirm Serena Kogen's appearance is easiest to process for you (changes to Kyle Reese and then John Connor) We can be others if you wish. Marcus, what else could you be, if not machine? (changes back to Serena)
Marcus Wright A man.
Skynet
The human condition no longer applies to you. Accept what you already know. That you were made to serve a purpose. To achieve what no other machine has achieved before. To infiltrate, find a target and bring that target back home to us.
Skynet
[Serena's image grins as Marcus realises what he has done. Elsewhere, John infiltrates the facility and is attacked by a brand-new T-800 model Terminator.]
In times of desperation, people will believe what they want to believe. And so, we gave them what they wanted to believe. A trick, in the form of a signal the Resistance thought would end the war. And they were right: it will end the war. Except that it is the Resistance that will be terminated, not Skynet.
Skynet
[Elsewhere, a Hunter-Killer successfully tracks and destroys the submarine being used as the Resistance's HQ.]
Our best machines have failed time and again to complete a misson. Something was missing. We had to think radically. And so we made you. We created the perfect infiltration machine. You, Marcus, you did what Skynet has failed to do for so many years. You killed John Connor!
Skynet
Don't fight, Marcus. Remember what you are.
Marcus Wright I know who I am. (pulls the chip from his head and crushes it) I'm better this way.
Skynet
You will not be given a second chance. You cannot save John Connor.
Marcus Wright Watch me!
